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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3 

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2015 

Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 

BISHOP of Utah, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. RODNEY

DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 

FITZPATRICK, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. DENHAM, and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees 

on Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keystone XL Pipeline 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. KEYSTONE XL APPROVAL. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, 

8 L.P. may construct, connect, operate, and maintain the 


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1 pipeline and cross-border facilities described in the appli2 cation filed on May 4, 2012, by TransCanada Corporation 

3 to the Department of State (including any subsequent re4 vision to the pipeline route within the State of Nebraska 

5 required or authorized by the State of Nebraska). 

6 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.—The 

7 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 

8 issued by the Secretary of State in January 2014, regard9 ing the pipeline referred to in subsection (a), and the envi10 ronmental analysis, consultation, and review described in 

11 that document (including appendices) shall be considered 

12 to fully satisfy— 

13 (1) all requirements of the National Environ14 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

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16 (2) any other provision of law that requires 

17 Federal agency consultation or review (including the 

18 consultation or review required under section 7(a) of 

19 the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

20 1536(a))) with respect to the pipeline and facilities 

21 referred to in subsection (a). 

22 (c) PERMITS.—Any Federal permit or authorization 

23 issued before the date of enactment of this Act for the 

24 pipeline and cross-border facilities referred to in sub25 section (a) shall remain in effect. 


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1 (d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Except for review in the Su2 preme Court of the United States, the United States 

3 Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall 

4 have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any civil ac5 tion for the review of an order or action of a Federal agen6 cy regarding the pipeline and cross-border facilities de7 scribed in subsection (a), and the related facilities in the 

8 United States, that are approved by this Act (including 

9 any order granting a permit or right-of-way, or any other 

10 agency action taken to construct or complete the project 

11 pursuant to Federal law). 

12 (e) PRIVATE PROPERTY SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing 

13 in this Act alters any Federal, State, or local process or 

14 condition in effect on the date of enactment of this Act 

15 that is necessary to secure access from an owner of private 

16 property to construct the pipeline and cross-border facili17 ties described in subsection (a). 

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